24 nov. 2006 - The Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988 ... had been diverted to buy weapons for the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua. ..... countries such as Honduras,Guatemala, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Israel and ...

In this scenario, the negotiations for US hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon, ... Instead,Israel increased its covert support of the contras, shipping arms ... By 1975 Honduras, Guatemala,Nicaragua and El Salvador had all become ...

Israeli arms sales to Nicaragua and to other Central American nations remained fairly ..... Like their counterparts in Guatemala and Nicaragua, El Salvador's ruling class had effectively blocked all ....Israel's involvement with the contra forces in both Honduras and Costa Rica in their effort to ..... MER 277 - Iran's Many Deals.

5 oct. 1986 - Israel and the Contras. excerpted from the book. The Iran Contra Connection .... to El Salvador and in 1975 to Honduras-these were the region's first jet ... By 1978 Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala were found guilty of ...

During the 1985-86 period, Israel sent at least six shiploads of East bloc assault rifles, grenade launchers and ammunition to Honduras for the contras. ... But, after the Iran-contra scandal broke, this ship — like Somoza's last ship — was ... an Israeli arms dealer based in Guatemala and Miami, sold three shipments to the ...